Órla O'Donnell

Legal Affairs Correspondent

Craig Coyle, 37, of Holly Court, Ballybrack in Co Dublin pleaded guilty to the offences in November last year and was sentenced today

Man jailed for threat to publish intimate images of woman

A man has been jailed for 18 months for threatening to publish intimate images of his former girlfriend online, as well as harassing her and trespassing at her home.

Courts • 17 Feb 25

Conor McGregor's lawyers say that he intends to appeal the jury's verdict

McGregor may be cross-examined over CCTV footage

Lawyers for Nikita Hand, who successfully sued MMA fighter Conor McGregor for damages for rape, may seek to cross-examine him over CCTV footage shown during the civil trial.

Courts • 13 Feb 25

Daniel Blanaru from Rathmore, Athboy in Co Meath has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Larisa Serban

Man goes on trial charged with partner's murder in Meath

A 37-year-old man has gone on trial charged with the murder of his partner in Co Meath almost three years ago.

Courts • 11 Feb 25

The court heard Nathan McDonnell had allowed his premises to be used to store a machine containing more than €32 million of methylamphetamine

Kerry businessman to be sentenced over crystal meth haul

A 44-year-old Co Kerry businessman is expected to be sentenced later this month for drug importation and for facilitating an organised crime gang, in relation to the largest ever haul of crystal meth in the history of the State.

Courts • 28 Feb 25

The court heard Lisa Thompson's body was found in her home

Man on trial accused of 2022 murder of Lisa Thompson

A 40-year-old man has gone on trial accused of the murder of a woman in her home in Ballymun in Dublin almost three years ago.

Courts • 05 Feb 25

Serious questions remain over nurse's death, family says

The family of a 25 year old nurse who died by suicide in the mental health unit of University Hospital Galway have said they still have serious questions about the circumstances surrounding her death.

Courts • 30 Jan 25

Pa Daly argues the the Constitution limits the number of Government ministers to 15

SF TD given go ahead to take case over Cabinet attendance

Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly has been given permission by the High Court to take his legal challenge to the attendance of so called super-junior ministers at Cabinet meetings.

Courts • 29 Jan 25

The so called 'super juniors' who have been appointed are Hildegarde Naughton of Fine Gael, as well as Seán Canney and Noel Grealish of the Regional Independent Group

SF TD takes legal action over junior ministers at Cabinet

Sinn Féin TD Pa Daly is taking legal action challenging the attendance of junior ministers at cabinet meetings.

Politics • 28 Jan 25

Bill Kenneally seen leaving Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre last year (File: RollingNews.ie)

Kenneally inquiry to publish report 'as soon' as possible

The report of the Commission of Investigation into how abuse allegations against basketball coach Bill Kenneally were handled, will be completed "as soon as reasonably possible", the commission has said in a statement.

Ireland • 28 Jan 25

Denis O'Brien had refused to make discovery of more than a thousand documents sought by the plaintiffs in May 2023

O'Brien ordered to produce documents in Esat licence case

Businessman Denis O'Brien has been ordered to produce documents for inspection in a case taken against him over the award of the second mobile telephone licence to his company Esat Digifone in the mid-1990s.

Ireland • 27 Jan 25